题目内容
Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”?
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”,”flowers”, and “fruits” on the Net. They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds” , “pets”, and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan: I enjoy putting some “bugs” in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura: You know, people in the city are longing for (渴望) the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure (压力) ; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief ”.
Ivy: Well, it’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not focus on (专注于) their study.
【小题1】According to the passage, people can’t things in this game.
A. grow B. borrow C. steal
【小题2】Among the people Joyce interviewed, likes the game while dislikes the game.
A. Laura; Allan B. Allan; Harold C. Ivy; Allan
【小题3】From Laura’s words, we can guess that she is most probably .
A. a student B. a thief C. an office worker
【小题4】Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?
A. They can have fun with friends.
B. The game can relax people and give them a new experience.
C. They are confident enough to face the real world.
【小题5】Where can you find this passage?
A. In a newspaper.
B. In an advertisement.
C. In a science book..
【小题1】B
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】C
【小题5】A
解析试题分析:本文介绍了最近流行的网络游戏,在网络上人们可以“种地”,在自己和朋友的地里可以“种”“偷”“卖”菜等,有的人喜欢这种游戏,有的人不喜欢。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据原文People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal”人们可以在“农场”里“种”“卖”“偷”菜。不能“借”。故选B。
【小题2】细节理解题。根据Harold: I don’t quite understand why they are mad about the childish game. 可知Harold不喜欢这个游戏;根据Allan: Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.可知Allan喜欢这个游戏。故选B
【小题3】细节理解题。根据原文It reduces my work pressure.可知Laura应该是一位办公室职员。故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。通过阅读可知,这个游戏可以让朋友们一起在网上娱乐,也可以让人放松。故选C。
【小题5】细节理解题。本文最可能出现在报纸上。故选A。
考点:社会现象类短文阅读。
Lion is a special animal to Chinese people. A couple of stone lions, a male (雄性) and a female (雌性), can often be seen in front of the gates of old buildings. The male lion is on the left with his right paw (手掌) on a ball, and the female on the right. And her left paw is touching a baby animal.
The lion is the king in the animal world because he is powerful. The ball shows the country or the family will be together forever, and the baby animal with the female shows that you will have many children.
The stone lions were also used to show the families were powerful. If you had no money or power, you couldn’t put the stone lions in front of your houses.
It was also popular to make bridges with stone lions. The best known of this is the Lugou Bridge (also as Marco Polo Bridge), built from 1189 to 1192. The stone lions on the bridge are most famous. Maybe there are 485 lions in all, maybe there are 498 or 501. A famous saying is that “the lions on the Lugou Bridge are uncountable(不可数的).”
【小题1】What is a special animal in Chinese people?
A.Dragon(龙). | B.Tiger. | C.Lion. | D.Dog. |
A.2 | B.3 | C.1 | D.4 |
A.Tigers | B.Lions | C.Elephants | D.Bears |
A.The male lion is on the left with his right paw on a ball. |
B.The female is on the right with her left paw touching a baby animal. |
C.The common people couldn’t put a pair of stone lions in front of the gates of old buildings. |
D.If someone puts a pair of stone lions in front of the gate, he must have a lot of babies. |
A.On bridges. | B.In Hebei. |
C.On towers. | D.By a river. |
Much has been said and written about heroes now, mainly because many people think we have too few of them. There are many different kinds of heroes, but they usually seem to have two things. First, heroes show their great power by actions. Second, heroes can be tested by the time. Because of these good points, we need to choose our heroes carefully.
Olympic winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee tells young people to work hard. She hopes that if someone tries to copy her, it will be because she has got success by working hard. She says that a hero should affect another person’s life.
Poet Maya Angelou believes that a hero encourages people to treat others well. A hero should show politeness, courage, patience, and strength all the time. A hero should encourage others to follow him with actions, even though only in small ways.
Author Daniel Boorstin suggests that, “Celebrities are people who appear on newspapers, but heroes are people who make history.” If a person is truly a hero, he or she will not be soon forgotten.
We all need heroes. We need to be able to respect (尊重) people around us. Many times , the greatest heroes are the people we can see every day — our relatives, friends, and neighbours — who will never give up when facing difficulty. The parent who supports our family, the teacher who will make more money at another job but chooses to help students — all these people can be considered as heroes. A hero sets a good example, an example that encourages others to follow.
【小题1】Joyner-Kersee hopes that young people ___________.
A.will work hard | B.will become heroes |
C.will follow her | D.will achieve her goal |
A.志愿者 | B.记者 | C.政客 | D.名人 |
A.there are fewer heroes than before |
B.many common people set examples to us |
C.heroes should be polite, patient and famous |
D.heroes have to do some great things |
A.What Heroes Do | B.Who Are Heroes |
C.How Heroes Live | D.Where Heroes are |
Without proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the local people of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the local people become unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy(经济). It is important to think about the people of a destination country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should also advance(推进) the well-being (health and happiness) of local people.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businesses can also lose money. It costs a lot of money to build large hotels, airports, air terminals, first-class roads and other support facilities needed by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel will lose money.
Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities as well, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers to handle waste, and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used because there are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.
【小题1】What is probably the reason if local people dislike tourists?
A.Tourists come to enjoy the customs and beauty. |
B.Local people lose jobs. |
C.A lot of hotels are built. |
D.Too many tourists cause traffic problems. |
A.Make plans properly. |
B.Help the country’s economy. |
C.Build fewer hotels. |
D.Advance the well-being of local people. |
A.businesses will lose money |
B.other parts of the country’s economy will make more money |
C.local people will be happier |
D.more local people will work for tourists. |
①public places ②hotels ③airports ④roads ⑤electricity ⑥sewers
A.①②③④⑤ | B.②③④⑤⑥ | C.①②③⑤⑥ | D.①③④⑤⑥ |
A.whether people need to build more hotels |
B.whether people need to plan tourism properly |
C.how to deal with the problems above |
D.how to prevent tourism growing too quickly |
DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK—“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people enjoy the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. They like making their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions.
DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
【小题1】How do many English people spend their holidays to the passage?
A.Making their homes beautiful. | B.Visiting friends. | C.Travelling. | D.Making money. |
A.Many stores sell DIY things. | B.DIY can bring them fun. |
C.TV programs teach them to DIY. | D.All DIY projects are easy. |
A.DIY is a waste of money. | B.It is always difficult to DIY. |
C.We should be careful while doing DIY. | D.It is very sage for us to DIY. |
A.we can eat everything we like | B.we should do something difficult |
C.we do something that is too difficult | D.we eat too much food that is not safe |